48 Results for matt forte

Week 16 flex rankings: Looking for good matchups

Eric Karabell

When in doubt, look at the matchup. Really, at this time of the year, a number of teams certainly seem to be counting down the days until the season ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2009

Stock Watch: RBs Charles, Harrison rising fast

Eric Karabell

...points in a six-week span than quite a few top-20 players from draft day. Matt Forte, the No. 4 player in ESPN average live drafts, has 131 fantasy points this season. Charles...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Favre, Brady and the awful Chiefs run defense

Eric Karabell

...DeAngelo Williams ever steps aside, Stewart has that look of a star. I won't trust Matt Forte against the Vikings in Week 16, but I can't totally discount him, either. Matt Moore...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2009

AFC running backs take over in fantasy football

Eric Karabell

...at running back in that conference, whether injury or poor play defined their seasons -- Michael Turner, Matt Forte, Steven Jackson, all four NFC East "studs" and much more -- and the AFC is loaded. When...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Flex rankings: Maroney holding strong in top 20

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: This file was updated Friday after the Colts-Jaguars game]By now you've probably figured out that I don't alter my fantasy football st...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Mailbag: Discussing loyalty, keepers and Ganther

Eric Karabell

...lineup out there and hope for the best, even if it means trusting Quinton Ganther over Matt Forte, which, according to my Week 15 rankings, is something I actually believe in. I have too...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Improving a fantasy team, playoff-bound or not

Eric Karabell

I missed the playoffs in a fantasy football keeper league -- yes, it happens to all of us -- and despite knowing there really is nothing to play for t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2009

Flex rankings: Trusting Turner, DeAngelo Williams

Eric Karabell

...standards) for much of the season; he's a monster now. 26. Roddy White, WR, Falcons: The Matt Ryan watch is kinda meaningless here. White has done fine with Chris Redman. 27. Laurence Maroney, RB...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

Mailbag: Harrison, Charles, Benson, playoff talk

Eric Karabell

...backs to pick up Alex Smith? If so, who between Laurence Maroney, Jamaal Charles, Justin Forsett, Matt Forte, Kevin Smith and Beanie Wells? Thanks for the help." Eric: Other fantasy writers might disagree, but...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Eyeing Eagles-Falcons, Warner, others in Week 13

Eric Karabell

...have quite a bit to watch in this game. The Falcons are without their starting quarterback in Matt Ryan, and the Eagles are likely to be missing concussed wide receiver DeSean Jackson. I can tell...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Flex ranks: Vikings' Rice climbs into the top 20

Eric Karabell

...week you're going to be making lineup decisions. Maybe you were the owner who went Matt Forte-Brandon Jacobs in the first two rounds of your draft, then Willie Parker, Matt Ryan and...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009

What we learned in Week 12: Favre, Slaton ...

Eric Karabell

...but the fact that Favre was active in fewer leagues than Kurt Warner (who didn't play), Matt Ryan (a bust this season) and Tony Romo (a bit erratic over the past month) seems like...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Flex ranks: Getting the most out of your flex slot

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: This list was updated after the Thursday games.]One of the good things about the flex position in fantasy football is that owners can ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Seahawks' Forsett on verge of emerging

Eric Karabell

...more I see Justin Forsett of the Seattle Seahawks play, the more he reminds me of Matt Forte. Here you might say, "great, another big fantasy disappointment in the making," but that's not...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Week 11 flex rankings: Plenty of depth

Eric Karabell

[Editor's note: This file was updated on Friday] With bye weeks now a distant memory -- OK, it's been only a week, but how nice it is to have everyon...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009